This conference is co-organized by the Global Mechanism (GM), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). It aims to “set up a discussion on the scientific research tools and results, recently achieved at the European and international levels addressing desertification assessment and mitigation.”  

dates: 28-29 September 2010  
location: Roma, Italy  
contact: Simone Quatrini, Global Mechanism  
phone: +39 06 5459 2154  
e-mail: s.quatrini@global-mechanism.org  
www: http://www.noveltis.net/desurvey/conference/